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UNLV Rebels
86 – 91
FINAL Conference
Colorado State Rams
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center · February 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNLV -2.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money UNLV -155 / CSU +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual CSU +5 177 Lost
Massey CSU -0.8 (-4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 153.9 (+23.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNLV -0.7 (-5.7) 143.6 (+33.4) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNLV -0.2 (-5.2) 143.7 (+33.3) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNLV -0.2 (-5.2) 145.5 (+31.5) 53% ✗
Baseline ML UNLV -0.1 (-5.1) 146.0 (+31.0) 51% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 CSU 70 – 62 UNLV
Feb 23, 2025 CSU 61 – 53 UNLV
Jan 11, 2025 CSU 84 – 62 UNLV
Feb 25, 2024 UNLV 66 – 60 CSU
Jan 20, 2024 CSU 78 – 75 UNLV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNLV CSU
Overall 18-17 21-13
Conference 11-9 11-9
Home 10-6 12-6
Away 7-7 6-5
Neutral 1-4 3-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.6 74.8
Avg Pts Against 79.3 71.6
Massey 2.2 (#135) 6.0 (#94)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#109) 0.81 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#122) 1.26 (#93)
RPI 0.526 (#117) 0.525 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV CSU
FG% 46.2% 48.4%
3PT% 33.4% 39.6%
REB / G 35.1 32.5
OREB / G 11.4 8.9
AST / TO 1.12 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 58.1%
TOV% 17.4% 18.7%
ORB% 32.2% 31.0%
FT Rate 29.5% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 53.4%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 14.9%
DRB% 68.5% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 34.6% 22.2%

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